Radon Detection

What is Radon?

Radon comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock and water. The release of this radioactive gas enters the air you breathe, causing a potential health risk to you and your family.

Radon gas can be found just about everywhere. It can get into any type of building, home, office, or school and build up to damgerously high levels. Radon has been identified as the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. The Environmental Proptection Agency reports that radon causes between 15,000 and 22,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States.

What are the Risk Factors?

The EPA, Surgeon General and The Center for Disease Control, have all agreed that continued exposure to Radon gas can cause lung cancer. In fact, their position on the matter is that all homes should be tested for radon gas exposure, and all homes testing over 4 pCi/L should undergo mitigation.

How Does Radon Enter the Home?

Typically the air pressure inside your home is lower than the pressure in the soil around your home’s foundation.

Due to this difference, your house acts like a vacuum, drawing radon gas in through foundation cracks and other openings of your home.

Radon may also be present in well water and can be released into the air in your home when water is used for showering and other household uses.